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US188 - Taking the Fight to Al-Qaeda
| Finish our work in Afghanistan, while delivering justice to al Qaeda | |
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Description
President Obama has refocused the United States’ efforts on defeating al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
More of al-Qaeda’s senior leadership has been eliminated in the last three years than at any time since September 11th, 2001—including the group’s leader, Osama bin Laden.
President Obama has started to bring home our troops from Afghanistan as Afghans take ownership of the security and leadership of their country.
On May 1st, President Obama signed a historic Strategic Partnership Agreement between the United States and Afghanistan that will help us to complete our mission and end the war in the Afghanistan as fast as we safely and responsibly can. By 2014, America’s combat mission in Afghanistan will end.
- This marks a pivotal moment after a decade of war. The number of our troops in harm’s way has been cut in half. We have a clear path to finish our work in Afghanistan, while delivering justice to al Qaeda.
Source: barackobama.com
Arguments
As we withdraw from Afghanistan and bring an end to an over decade long war, we must ensure that we are not turning the country over to enemy hands.
Source: carmonaforarizona.com
Source: carmonaforarizona.com
Preventing Afghanistan from becoming a safe-haven for terrorist groups seeking to attack our country is critical to America’s national security.
Source: scottbrown.com
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| We need to get out of Afghanistan as quickly as possible, consistent with troop safety and transition to Afghan control More detail | |
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| We need to continue to hunt down terrorists throughout the world to prevent another September 11 from occurring again More detail | |
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| Sustain the strongest military the world has ever known More detail | |
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| Fighting ghostlike entities (Terrorists) in the name of national security simply isn't the best use of $500 billion/yr+ More detail | |
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| Bring our children, our soldiers, back home. We are safe, they should be safe. We could use our soldiers patrolling. More detail | |
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Our nation's longest war will be over in 2014